All our courses are designed to give you practical knowledge that you can implement.
Helping you to cast that stone that will create positive ripples through out your life.
Take a look around and discover the best course for you here on the Not Just Nutrition Courses site.

Are you fed up with mushy sprouts with your Christmas lunch? Here’s a whistle-stop tour on how to cook Brussels sprouts and some great ideas for side dishes. Deep breath ..here goes!
Sprouts are really good for you! Oh yes they are! Packed with vitamin C, folic acid and more, sprouts...

Eat Real and Conceive - The Course is LIVE
Here are 5 nutrition and lifestyle mistakes that may be reducing your chances of conception and a healthy pregnancy:
When someone who has been struggling to conceive comes to see Liz she always does a full assessment of their health and looks at...

When Life Hands You Lemons...
... make lemonade!
There’s a reason nutritionists tend to recommend lemon juice as the first drink of the morning. If you’ve ever been to a health farm, or to India for that matter, you’ll know that lemon juice is typically drunk immediately on waking. The...

Eat Real and Conceive
This course was born from many positive outcomes experienced by Liz Cooper's fertility clients. One such client was Sarah, who came to see Liz in 2011 after suffering with endometriosis and was about to undergo her third round of surgery and start IVF. There was more and...

Corr blimey look at the size of those courgettes! Well if you've been on my facebook page you'll have seen my little video and the home grown courgettes I am very proud of!
Why Eat Courgettes?
In cafés and simple restaurants across the UK, courgettes are frequently (mis)used to make a...

Crazy Cauliflower
Yes I just used the words 'crazy' and 'cauliflower' in the same sentence... why I hear you ask, well....
Cauliflower is declining in popularity, which is a shame, because it’s a powerhouse of nutrients. It seems to be especially protective against cancer and heart disease, and...

How do you eat your vegetables?
Fresh? Frozen? Canned?
If possible, get your fruit and vegetables as fresh as possible.
They lose their nutrients after picking so if they've been in storage
for weeks or traveled thousands of miles, they're less beneficial than
if they've come from a local...

Healthy Eating
How Much Fruit And Veg Should I Eat Each Day?
The government, supermarkets and a multitude of experts battle on to tell us about "5 a day" or even "10 a day"
But what does it all really mean? … And should we take any notice??
Why Bother Eating Fruit And Vegetables?
Eating
a...

Did you know Nuts are good for you!
It’s a shame that we only get the nutcrackers out at Christmas, because freshly shelled nuts contain a wealth of nutrients.
Take
walnuts for example. Making them part of a balanced diet can help
counteract the damage to arteries caused by fatty food as they...

Going Vegetarian or taking up Veganuary?
Back
in 2008 the UN recommended we eat less meat to help reduce global
warming. Some say that the single most effective thing an individual can
do to slash their personal carbon footprint is become a vegetarian or a
vegan
Want
to be a vegetarian or...

ABOUT

Hi I'm Lisa, The Nutritional Realist.

I have a holistic method of working,
looking at every aspect of you and how it impacts your goal. Ultimately
it's all about you. I'm the resource to enable you to get to your health
goals and stay there! I'll coach you to throw the pebble that will
create positive ripples throughout your life.

While
working on a professional equestrian event and teaching yard I noticed
how much science, care & time went into preparing the horse's meals
while we just grabbed anything hot and quick! It
ignited a burning interest in my own fitness and health I moved to
London and trained at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION). During
this time I also qualified as a NLP practitioner.

Then in 2007 I experienced an unknown
illness which left me fighting for my life in hospital. To this day I
firmly believe that without my nutrition knowledge I would not have
survived.

I graduated ION in 2010 with the Patrick
Holford award for success in the face of adversity and a strong
personal and professional understanding of illness. I was also labelled
with CFS (chronic Fatigue syndrome) but continued to work for UrBod
honing my therapist skills and gaining fantastic experience; for me
there's nothing better than seeing my clients' symptoms reduce and their
lives improve.

After a move back north (home) I formed
my company The Nutritional Realist. My belief is that nutrition should
be easy, it should work with and for you. Food is your fuel to be
enjoyed with your life.

These blog posts are a combination of healthy tips and tricks as well as answers to questions I get asked a lot. So if you have a burning question, get in touch and ask! You could find a blog post dedicated to your question :0)